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Get rid of Aerie the first chance you get, shes a very useless character. Replace her instead with Viconia, I believe you can find her about to be executed for being a witch in the Royal District. It doesn't even matter if you've rolled a good character, as I had a Lawful Good character and I even romanced Viconia.

I think theirs even a point in the game where you can get her to switch allegiance but that might be in the Throne of Bhall expansion. You need to be in a relationship with her anyways. (ahh how I miss old Bioware where romancing characters actually changed things as opposed to what we get now where its a excuse for an awkward cut scene for nerds to get off on.)

Get rid of Aerie the first chance you get, shes a very useless character. Replace her instead with Viconia, I believe you can find her about to be executed for being a witch in the Royal District. It doesn't even matter if you've rolled a good character, as I had a Lawful Good character and I even romanced Viconia.

I think theirs even a point in the game where you can get her to switch allegiance but that might be in the Throne of Bhall expansion. You need to be in a relationship with her anyways. (ahh how I miss old Bioware where romancing characters actually changed things as opposed to what we get now where its a excuse for an awkward cut scene for nerds to get off on.)

Romancing Viconia is pretty damn hard to do though. Easier just to use that Tweak/Fixpack/Whatever option that makes party members complain but never leave when Reputation is too high .

Finished all three episodes of Doom using the BrutalDoom mod. Played it on "hurt me plenty" without quicksaving. Only died in the second and third episode a few times. I think it was my first complete run through the game in 15 years or longer. Most of the levels I could remember, but some parts I completely forgot. I enjoyed my time with the cacodemons and I plan to play Doom 2 soon, but first I got to finish my master thesis!! ;o

Aerie is hardly useless. She can cast almost any spell in the game, and being both cleric and mage means she has tons prepared at once. She's a remarkably versatile tool box of a character. The trick is, as was hinted at earlier, is she can still only cast one per round, which can be tricky when you need both at once. Less of a problem if your main is either a mage or a cleric, as she can fill in or double up as needed.

May I suggest Bastion? It's not a long game, and if you regret your decisions it may be worth exploring the other outcomes.

EDIT: On another note, Alan Wake really has the worst achievement names in gaming history: "Survive an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares. - You survived an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares."

Trine 2 is stunning in 3D, but I don't like 2D platformers and the combat is rubbish.

Originally Posted by Fanbuoy

EDIT: On another note, Alan Wake really has the worst achievement names in gaming history: "Survive an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares. - You survived an Arcade level using nothing but the flashlight and handheld flares."

Been playing one of my older and neglected World of Warcraft characters, bringing him up through the previous expansion's content. In doing so it becomes quite obvious how little interaction is still required in this "MMO". No quests require a group effort, all dungeons are instanced and you're automatically grouped with people form other servers who you will never see again. At least the gameplay is still good fun when done in moderation.

"He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18

Played more of S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of pripyat over the weekend and am very pleased with it. Bought last year on a sale (don't even remember where and almost forgot about it's existance in my Steam library).

Also played a lot of Alan Wake:AN arcade mode. It's basically the same fighting as in the game (Use flashlight, shoot, kill, repeat) but much more fun and intense.

After reading the BG2 discussion I thing the first thing I do when I come back home is download it from my GOG account.